Hypertext Webster Gateway: "naturalistic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Naturalistic \Nat`u*ral*is"tic\, a.
1. Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.
2. Closely resembling nature; realistic. ``Naturalistic bit
of pantomime.'' --W. D. Howells.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
naturalistic
adj : representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic
portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic
colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers" [syn: {realistic}]
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